Women working hard for a place on the punditry sofa

There was a time when a woman’s place on TV coverage of the World Cup was restricted to leering crowd shots of female fans.

The TV match director would scour the stands with his perv-cam, selecting unsuspecting Brazilian women for the lads at home to drool over.

“And she certainly seems to be enjoying herself!” the commentator would chortle, sounding like Michael Aspel compering Miss World.